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Scientists studied the genetic makeup of seven Maya individuals—including one who was the victim of human sacrifice.

In the Maya belief system ... they were interpreted as evidence of ritual violence, offerings, and sacrifices either for the primary deceased, gods, or buildings. However, Dr. Locker's study ...

Ritual artifacts recovered alongside ... the cave were an offering to the rain god, Chaac. The Maya commonly performed human sacrifices as a way to appease the gods during times of crisis, such ...

Child sacrifice was thought to be rare in their culture. This chilling discovery suggests foreign invaders played a role. New archaeological finds add to evidence that the Maya city of Tikal in ...

Other bones had been arranged in particular ways, which supports the researchers' interpretation of their deposition as a ritual ... that the Maya carried out these sacrifices to appease the ...

Archaeologists working in northern Guatemala (formerly the Mayan city of Dos Pilas ... that the cave was a sacred location in which ritual blood sacrifices were held. This theory is supported ...

Now, researchers have presented evidence showing the cave was used by the Maya people for ritual human sacrifice some two millennia ago. Researchers, including Michele Bleuze from California State ...